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Our mysterious narrator tells us the tale of Peter Pan and his battle with his nemesis Captain Cook, known for his evil saucepans and dastardly cook-offs. Join him on his journey to Neverland, get more lost then you ever have before with the Lost Boys and maybe even help fight off some pirate baddies... Come...

Booster Cushion Theatre tour eight theatre shows throughout the UK, retelling fairytales with comical twists and turns. One of our fastest and funniest is Big Goldilocks and the Three Bears, with a 6ft tall book and it’s 2.5m pop ups! Ideal for primary aged children as it inspires and encourages them to take a greater…

A flashback to last year with this blog from when we visited The Ark Theatre with our comical Old McDonald theatre show. This show is ideal for early years – with everyone getting to participate as much as possible throughout the story. Old McDonald and the Three Pigs Plus is a comical show weaving the…

Booster Cushion Theatre for Children are currently touring ‘Book In Danger’, a children’s show about environments and how we affect them. This is a fun and engaging show based around a serious topic of rainforests and their destruction. We have found that this show fits in with the school curriculum in subjects such as geography…

We had a great time performing our fairytale show early years ‘Little Red Riding Hood and Friends’ in libraries earlier this year. Little Red and all her friends visited the children with everyone having lots of fun pretending to be wolf cubs and being ready to dance a conga with Cinderella. A great way to…

Booster Cushion Theatre specialise in theatre shows with Big Books. We are currently touring 8 shows throughout the UK each with their own Big Book and lots of participation from the audience. We always try to engage children as much as possible, interacting with the narrator and playing main characters in the story with our…

Booster Cushion Theatre for Children’s A Christmas Carol school show is a great way to end the term or introduce the traditional Dickensian tale to primary aged children. Our version of the story is a comical alternative to traditional storytelling, with a solo performer becoming the characters in the story and encouraging the children to…

Booster Cushion Theatre specialises in theatre for under 5s featuring lots of colourful props and scenery, silly stories with lots of slapstick and audience participation. Our shows have been presented in early years festivals (Three Foot Festival, Lollibop etc), theatres, libraries as well as in children’s centres and nurseries. They are lots of fun for…

Booster Cushion Theatre specialises in creating children’s theatre that brings books to life. We take a lot of our inspiration from traditional tales and twist them on their head, making them full of slapstick, lots of comedy and surprises audiences would never expect. There is always lots of chances for audiences to join in during…

Booster Cushion Theatre has been presenting our versions of comical traditional tales for KS1 for over 25 years. We specialise in making theatre that is fun, accessible and encourages a greater interest in stories and books. Our shows aim to be as flexible as they possibly can be, so we are used to performing in…